Medical devices salary: $148K median
The median advertised Medical devices salary is $148K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $113K to $194K: counted from 457 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range: about $71 an hour or $12,292 a month. A tenth of the postings offer $245K or more. Advertised ranges, not verified pay.
Check an offer against these figuresAll Medical devices jobs
$148Kmedian advertised salary
$113K – $194Kmiddle half of roles
$162Kaverage advertised salary
457roles counted
Medical devices salary by level
Lead roles advertise a median of $214K, 38% more than senior roles ($155K). The level comes from the job title; titles without a level word are counted separately.
| Level | Median salary | Middle half | Roles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior | $155K | $118K–$190K | 117 |
| Lead and above | $214K | $185K–$265K | 100 |
| No level in the title | $128K | $108K–$152K | 235 |
Medical devices salary by location
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸San Francisco Bay Area | $188K | 110 |
| 🇺🇸New York, NY | $186K | 42 |
| 🇺🇸Boston, MA | $164K | 56 |
| 🇺🇸California | $162K | 224 |
| 🇺🇸Los Angeles, CA | $161K | 16 |
| 🇺🇸United States | $148K | 441 |
Skills that pay more for Medical devices roles
| Skill | Median with it | Above the median | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regulatory compliance | $190K | +$42K | 57 |
| FDA regulations | $185K | +$38K | 51 |
| Quality management systems | $172K | +$24K | 61 |
| Python | $168K | +$20K | 79 |
Top-paying companies
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| OpenAI | $355K | 3 |
| Helion | $251K | 6 |
| Axion | $229K | 12 |
| Waymo | $228K | 5 |
| Neko Health | $212K | 5 |
| Samsung Research America | $207K | 4 |
| Heartflow | $198K | 31 |
| General Matter | $194K | 4 |
| Agility Robotics | $192K | 3 |
| Rocket Lab | $191K | 4 |
| Oura | $190K | 5 |
| ClearView Healthcare Partners | $188K | 10 |
| Whoop | $185K | 9 |
| Inquis Medical, Inc. | $176K | 4 |
| PathAI | $174K | 4 |
| Hinge Health | $173K | 8 |
| Summit Therapeutics | $172K | 3 |
| Anduril Industries | $172K | 25 |
| Beacon Biosignals | $160K | 8 |
| Re:Build Manufacturing | $158K | 7 |
| PsiQuantum | $156K | 4 |
| Varda Space Industries | $154K | 4 |
| Cala Health | $152K | 5 |
| Ketryx | $151K | 12 |
| Hims & Hers | $150K | 3 |
Highest-paying open Medical devices roles
All Medical devices jobs- Manager, Enterprise Sales - MedTechAnthropic · 🇺🇸Boston, MA; New York City, NY; San Francisco, CA$450K - $700KSolution sellingERPRegulatory compliance
- Principal, AI Transformation - Healthcare & Life SciencesOdewithanthropic · 🇺🇸San Francisco Office$450K - $600KLead and aboveLLMAIMedical devices
- Principal Engineer - PlatformNeko Health · 🇺🇸New York$405K - $480KHybridLead and aboveAzureHardware testingMedical devices
- Head of Systems Engineering (Senior Director)Nuro · 🇺🇸Mountain View, California (HQ)$284K - $426KLead and aboveMedical devices
- Electrical Engineer, RoboticsOpenAI · 🇺🇸San Francisco$287K - $423KRustPythonC++
- Lead Safety Engineer, RoboticsOpenAI · 🇺🇸San Francisco$381K - $423KHybridLead and aboveRegulatory complianceMechatronicsAUTOSAR
- VP, Enterprise SalesDefinitive Healthcare, US · Remote$278K - $418KRemoteLead and abovePipeline managementSolution sellingMedical devices
- Global Account ManagerKetryx · 🇺🇸Boston, Massachusetts, United States$350K - $400KQuality management systemsMedical devicesFDA regulations
- Strategic Account Executive - Healthcare, PennsylvaniaOmnissa · 🇺🇸Remote - Pennsylvania$280K - $400KRemotePipeline managementMedical devices
- VP Production, Connected WarfareAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Costa Mesa, California, United States$252K - $382KLead and aboveComputer VisionSensor fusionLean manufacturing
- VP Production, Frontier SystemsAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Costa Mesa, California, United States$252K - $382KLead and aboveComputer VisionSensor fusionLean manufacturing
- Manager Applied AI Architecture, Healthcare & Life SciencesAnthropic · 🇺🇸New York City, NY; San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY$315K - $380KLLMAISolution selling
- VP, Medical Device EngineeringHims & Hers · 🇺🇸Menlo Park, California$340K - $380KLead and aboveRegulatory complianceQuality management systemsMedical devices
- Sr. Director/VP, Strategic PartnershipsHeartflow · 🇺🇸Rohnert Park, California$286K - $375KLead and aboveProduct marketingPerformance managementMedical devices
- Director of Semiconductor TechnologyHelion · 🇺🇸Everett, WA$325K - $375KLead and aboveMedical devicesRisk management
- Senior Engineering Manager, Device SoftwareHinge Health · 🇺🇸San Francisco-HQ$240K - $360KHybridSeniorPythonTypeScriptReact
- Principal Combustion Devices EngineerRocket Lab · 🇺🇸Long Beach, CA$162K - $350KLead and aboveMATLABGD&TFEA
- Vice President, CMC Development and Drug Delivery InnovationKailera Therapeutics, Inc. · 🇺🇸US-Remote$272K - $340KRemoteLead and aboveUsability testingRegulatory complianceQuality management systems
- Vice President, Global GMP QualityMirum Pharmaceuticals · Foster City$320K - $340KLead and aboveRegulatory complianceQuality management systemsGMP
- Senior Staff Regulatory and Compliance Systems EngineerWaymo · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA, USA; San Francisco, CA, USA$272K - $336KLead and aboveAUTOSARMedical devices
Questions about Medical devices pay
- What is the average Medical devices salary?
- $162K a year on average and $148K at the median, across 457 open Medical devices postings at companies that state pay (November 2026). The median is the better guide: a few very high offers pull the average up.
- What is the typical range?
- The middle half of the postings offer $113K to $194K a year. A quarter offer less and a quarter offer more.
- Which companies advertise the highest Medical devices pay?
- OpenAI ($355K), Helion ($251K), Axion ($229K), by the median of their open postings that state pay (three postings or more).
- Is a medical devices a high-paying job?
- The median Medical devices posting advertises $148K a year, less than the median of all 55,899 job postings with pay on Jobs Every Hour ($174K). That is 15% below the middle of the market.
- How much can you earn as a medical devices?
- A tenth of the postings offer $245K a year or more; the highest open Medical devices role advertises up to $700K. Pay rises with level: see the table by level.
- What is the Medical devices salary per hour and per month?
- The median of $148K a year is about $71 an hour (2,080 working hours) and $12,292 a month before tax. The middle half of postings: $54 to $94 an hour.
- Which skills pay more for Medical devices roles?
- Postings that ask for Regulatory compliance (+$42K, 57 postings), FDA regulations (+$38K, 51 postings), Quality management systems (+$24K, 61 postings) advertise more than the $148K median of all Medical devices postings with pay.
- What does an entry-level medical devices make?
- 5 junior and intern Medical devices postings state pay, with a median of $95K a year ($46 an hour).
- Where do these figures come from?
- From the pay ranges employers print in their own job postings, read from their careers pages every hour. The midpoint of each range is counted. These are advertised ranges for open roles, mostly in the United States and in US dollars, not what people are actually paid.
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The median advertised salary for Medical devices roles at companies is $148K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $113K to $194K. Counted from 457 open job postings that state pay, November 2026. Source: Jobs Every Hour, https://jobseveryhour.com/salaries/medical-devices/
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